Behringer U-CONTROL UMA25S
Price: $189.99
IBehringer’s new keyboard controller, the U-CONTROL UMA25S, mixes a controller keyboard with a USB audio interface and sound package to enhance personal production. The controller offers full control with 25 velocity-sensitive keys and a variety of continuous controllers. The USB interface allows for the connection of mic or line signals, and comes with headphones with a boom microphone. It also includes energy/XT2 Compact Behringer Edition DAW software and plug-ins, a gig bag and a strap. It is compatible with both Mac and Windows platforms.
www.behringer.com

ION Audio Desk Rocker
Price: $149.95
ION Audio’s Desk Rocker desktop speakers feature two speakers with a built-in USB audio recording interface for either Mac or PC. They provide the sound quality of computer speakers but double as a digital audio interface for recording right at your computer. You can connect a guitar, keyboard, CD player, etc. directly to the speakers.
www.ionaudio.com

Hosa Elite Series guitar cable
Price: $37 (5-foot), $62 (25-foot)
Hosa Technologies has released its new Elite Series guitar cables. The new cables feature a stranded 20 AWG “Hi-Purity” Oxygen Free Copper (OFC) conductor, which improves the signal and reduces resistance. The stranded copper increases the bandwith and allows the guitar sound to retain its tone. The Foamed Polyethlyne (FPE) dielectric adds air and improves the dielectric properties to create an extremely low, usually very expensive 20.8 pF/ft (picofarads/ft) capacitance.
www.hosatech.com

TASCAM GT-R1 Portable Recorder
Price: $349
TASCAM’s new portable recorder, the GT-R1, has been redesigned based on their popular DR-1 recorder. Made for guitar and bass players, the recorder has a pair of built-in condenser microphones that can record rehearsals and live shows. You can also plug directly into the instrument input to record with amp simulation and effects. It allows mp3 or WAV file recording up to 48kHz/24-bit. The GT-R1 features a rhythm player, a 1GB SD card and a rechargeable battery. The AK-DR1, which includes a tabletop stand, microphone clip and windscreen, is also available.
www.tascam.com

Mills Acoustics 412B-EVM Afterburner Cab
Price: $1799 (Classic), $1999 (Black Label)
Mills Acoustics has added the Afterburner 412B-EVM to their line of Pro-Tour guitar cabinets. Available in either Classic or Black Label model, each has 18mm/13 ply Baltic birch sides and baffles and an internal "Afterburner" ported baffle. The Classic has 200W E-V EVM-12L speakers with 800W total handling (4x12), and the Black Label has 300W speakers, totaling 1200W.
www.millsacoustics.com

Reverend Double Agent Guitar
Price: $779
Reverend has added another guitar to their Bolt-On Series: the Double Agent. It features a Reverend humbucker bridge pickup and a P-90 loaded in the neck position. This combination and placement gives you the power and girth of a bridge humbucker as well as the bluesy tone of a neck P-90. The player can switch seamlessly between different tonal character without losing quality or volume. With a solid korina body and maple neck, the Double Agent is a light and lively instrument with the ability to produce two unique and clear sounds.
www.reverendguitars.com

Jensen Jet Series Tornado Speaker
Price: $235
Jensen Musical Instrument Speakers has added the "Tornado," a modern speaker with definitive sound and clarity, to the Jensen Jet series. It produces tight, defined notes and clear tones in conjunction with the vibrant highs. The 12" Jensen Tornado, with 100W of power and a neodymium magnet, is the leader in new speaker design. The neodymium magnets have a very light weight and can reproduce a player's style more realistically than traditional ceramic magnet speakers.
www.jensenvintage.com

Ludwig Centennial Series Maple Drums
Price: Starting at less than $1400
In honor of their 100th anniversary, Ludwig has created the Ludwig Centennial Series Maple Drums. The Centennial Series Drums have North American Maple shells in 6-ply (toms and floor toms) and 8-ply (snare and bass). With Ludwig's new Classic Micro-Lug Vibra-band tom mounting system and 2.3mm drum hoops, the Centennial Series presents new ways to widen the player’s variety of tones. The three "Core" shell packs come with a bass drum (20", 22", or 24", each with a 20" depth for added low end and punch), a 12" rack tom, 16" floor tom and snare drum. After the core package, there are many other drums available.
www.ludwig-drums.com

RoboKey 4X ‘Gear Drive’ Drumkey
Price: $25
RoboKey USA’s inline, ratio gear system rotates standard drum bolts four times for every one turn of the wrist, allowing speedy drumhead maintenance without the need for power tools or clumsy, oversized ratchets.
Additionally, by grasping the handle and twisting the GearDrive collar, one can rotate the bolts up to six times faster than a traditional drum key. This intuitive motion and ratchet wrench capability significantly reduce wrist strain. Bolts must be loosened first for this feature to work; the Robokey defaults to a normal drum key when it senses tension. The distinctive color and sturdy palm-sized design (4” and 4.3 oz) make it easy enough to locate without the aid of stage lights or at the bottom of a bag.
www.robokey.com

Eventide TimeFactor
Price: $399
TimeFactor is actually two delays in one unit. The two delays can run simultaneously and mix between themselves to tweak your sound and thicken your tone. Dialing in your tone to fit your fancy is fairly easy considering all adjustments are made by a twist of a knob rather than digging through a thousand confusing menus. There are digital delays, analog delays, tape delays, univibes, modulations and a looper. Other interesting features include reverses and gates. The unit can be true bypass or buffered. The buffered bypass sounds identical to the true bypass - truly something to be heard.
With 40 patches and each bank having two patches, there are plenty of options. There's a foot switch for each of the two patches in the bank. The only limiting factor is having to moving sequentially and up through the banks in an upward direction, but nothing a little foresight can't take care of. A built-in looper sounds perfect and can even punch over the sound and fade earlier recordings in the loop. The loop back is limited to 20 seconds, however, the length of the loop can be extended at the expense of the signal quality.
www.eventide.com